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A short term furnished rental includes furniture, linens, a fully stocked kitchen, utilities, WiFi, and professional cleaning between every single stay. A 12 month unfurnished lease includes none of that. When you add it all up, the nightly rate on a furnished rental is often a lot more comparable than it first looks. Read more in our posts Long Term vs. Short Term Rentals in Greensboro and The Hands That Turn Houses Into Homes, and our STR Resources page.

We love hosting travel nurses and appreciate what you do. Our calendar works the same way for everyone, first come, first served. We don't hold dates without a paid booking. If you want to extend, grab the dates on Airbnb before someone else does.

Yes. All of our short term rentals welcome pets. Your Mom's Place and the Urban Birdhouse allow 1 pet, one dog or one cat. The Library, My Sister's House, and Hunsucker's Place allow up to 2 dogs or 1 cat. Please register all pets when you book. The pet fee is $25 per night. If you are bringing a cat, please share your plan for litter, clawing, and spraying before booking. My Sister's House at 1007 Grayland St has a fully fenced yard and covered patio, best for guests with dogs. Note that Hunsucker's Place has a shared, unfenced backyard and is not ideal for off leash dogs. Traveling with an ESA or service animal? Please read our ESA and Service Animal policy and Fair Housing information before booking. We don't charge the pet fee for an ESA or service animal. You are still responsible for your animal: please keep it under control and respectful of the home. If it causes damage or extra cleaning, we will send a request through Airbnb for the actual cost.

Yes. The Urban Birdhouse at 905 B W Wendover Ave is now a short term rental on Airbnb for stays of 2 to 30 nights per booking. It sleeps 2, with a queen bed in a loft reached by a ladder, a full shower, a kitchenette with a convection microwave and hot plate, 467 Mbps WiFi, and a workspace. One pet is welcome with the standard short term pet fee. See the Urban Birdhouse on Airbnb.

Your Mom's Place consists of private rooms inside our personal home. Because guests sometimes share Airbnb account access with others, all guests booking Your Mom's Place must provide a government-issued photo ID before check in. The name on the booking must match the name on the ID. This is for the safety of our home.

All of our short term rentals are in the MidTown corridor within a short drive or bike ride of both UNCG and Cone Health. Library of Ivy and Ellie and Your Mom's Place are the most walkable to UNCG. Please note that Wendover Ave is a busy four lane road and ambulances pass at all hours given the hospital proximity.

Everything books through Airbnb. That's how we keep payment secure and bookings protected for everyone. No cash, no off platform reservations. Browse all of our listings on Airbnb.

Water, trash pickup, landscaping, pest control, and onsite maintenance are all included in the monthly rent. Tenants pay electricity, gas, internet, cell phone, and any optional security monitoring. Renters insurance covering personal possessions and personal liability is required. Pets have a $300 non-refundable fee per pet, with a maximum of 2 pets and a 40 lb limit per pet. The fee and limits do not apply to assistance animals. All three homes rent on 12 month leases only. When a lease ends, tenants in good standing are often allowed to continue month to month, which may be at a higher monthly rate. The 622 B Walker Ave property is in an HOA community; tenants must agree to and follow all HOA rules and regulations at time of lease and throughout tenancy. Applications are accepted via Zillow or RentRedi.

Check in is between 4:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Checkout is before 10:00 AM. These apply to all of our short term rentals. Early check in (up to 2 hours before 4:00 PM) and late checkout (up to 2 hours after 10:00 AM) are available when the calendar allows, for a fee of $50 each. The fee goes to our cleaning team, who have less time between guests. Please request it through Airbnb messaging. For more time, book the night before or after. Quiet hours are 10 PM to 9 AM.

Yes. If linens or towels are permanently stained or damaged, we request the actual replacement cost through Airbnb. When our cleaners report damage, we reach out to the guest first to explain what was found and what the cost will be before sending a request through Airbnb.

When our cleaners report damage, we contact the guest first to say what was found. We often have to wait for a repair or replacement to know the cost. Then we will send a request through Airbnb for the actual cost, and you can respond there.

Only toilet paper and natural waste. Please do not flush wipes of any kind (including those labeled "flushable"), feminine hygiene products, or anything else. These are older homes. If something flushed causes a repair, we will send a request through Airbnb for the actual cost.

Please let us know promptly at joy@joywatsonrealestate.com or (928) 699-8883. We work with local vendors who know these homes. Meet them on the Preferred Vendors page.

Our pricing is set by dynamic pricing software and reflects the market for a fully furnished, maintained, Superhost home with utilities included. We don't negotiate rates outside of what Airbnb already shows. We explain the reasoning in Why Joy Watson Real Estate Doesn't Lower Rental Prices.

Yes. Sandora in Kure Beach, NC is a brand new IBHS FORTIFIED Gold duplex built by Vince Lutheran Homes, a little over four hours from Greensboro down I-40. It rents three ways: Sandora A (2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, sleeps 6), Sandora B (3 bedrooms with the saltwater pool, 4 full baths plus 1 half bath, sleeps 6), or the whole 5 bedroom house that sleeps 12 with 6 full baths plus 1 half bath. All three are pet friendly with a fenced yard, garage parking, gas grill, outdoor shower, EV and golf cart charging, and beach gear included. Sandora is owned by people close to us and is booked through Network Carolina Beach, not through Joy Watson Real Estate. Rates and availability are on each Network listing page. Mention that Joy sent you. See the full Sandora page.

Not yet. Sandora is brand new construction, so the first reviews will come from the first guests. Every finish, appliance, and mattress is new. Think of an early booking as a grand opening ticket rather than a gamble: the builder has 25 years of coastal work behind it, and the owners are people we would hand our own keys to.

Yes, and it is one of the better reasons to book. Vince Lutheran Homes builds custom coastal homes in the Wilmington, Carolina Beach, and Kure Beach area. A stay at Sandora lets you live inside their FORTIFIED Gold construction, layout, and finish level for a weekend before you ever sit down with them. If you are weighing a coastal build or purchase, Joy can also talk through the buying side as a licensed NC broker.

Yes. Remote workers, traveling nurses, and visiting faculty make up a large share of our guests and tenants, and every home has fast WiFi. We ask that each home be used as a home: no non resident employees reporting to the property and no customer foot traffic. Idlewood House is also zoned for a home based business under the City of Greensboro's home occupation rules. If you need an exception because of a disability, we treat it as a reasonable accommodation request, the same way we handle assistance animals.

Applications are accepted via Zillow Rental Manager or RentRedi. Each property listing above includes a direct application link. A minimum credit score of 650, a clean background check, and renters insurance prior to move in are required.